Bags made out of PLA? Given the current furore about plastic bags and oceans and non-biodegradability, I'm wondering if there's been any work on shopping bags made out of PLA, and, if not, why not? Although PLA won't degrade much in the ocean, it can at least be broken down in a composter. Or even re-used as *free* source material for 3D-printing. :)
Although 3D-printing wouldn't be economic for large-scale production, I'm also wondering about 3D-printing a proof-of-concept flat mesh, which can then be "popped out" into a 3D bag... a fairly rigid square (or other shape) for the bottom, and around it mesh sides, maybe something like the 3D-printed chain-mail? How would I go about designing a 2D shape like that?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834665#msg-834665
Sat, 25 May 2019 09:23:17 -0400Phorum 5.2.23https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835368#msg-835368Re: Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835368#msg-835368
MechaBitsgreen talkWed, 03 Oct 2018 03:01:32 -0400https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835361#msg-835361Re: Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835361#msg-835361
Only one step to go to make a bag off it.]]>o_lampegreen talkWed, 03 Oct 2018 01:37:07 -0400https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835348#msg-835348Re: Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,835348#msg-835348
Trakyangreen talkTue, 02 Oct 2018 20:31:25 -0400https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834671#msg-834671Re: Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834671#msg-834671
MechaBitsgreen talkTue, 25 Sep 2018 18:37:14 -0400https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834667#msg-834667Re: Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834667#msg-834667
VDXgreen talkTue, 25 Sep 2018 17:49:39 -0400https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834665#msg-834665Bags made out of PLA?https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?425,834665,834665#msg-834665
Although 3D-printing wouldn't be economic for large-scale production, I'm also wondering about 3D-printing a proof-of-concept flat mesh, which can then be "popped out" into a 3D bag... a fairly rigid square (or other shape) for the bottom, and around it mesh sides, maybe something like the 3D-printed chain-mail? How would I go about designing a 2D shape like that?]]>frankvdhgreen talkTue, 25 Sep 2018 17:32:44 -0400